Brayer Techniques Workshop

After teaching stamping classes for a few years, I have decided that there is one tool that causes women to run in fear.  No, it’s not the Stampin’ Around Wheels, that’s a close second!  The most feared thing in our stamping arsenal of tools is the brayer.  But it’s really not that scary once you learn how to use it!  In fact, after teaching the first brayer class on Friday, I saw some relieved smiles on the faces of my students.  They discovered that they CAN do it and that the brayer isn’t so scary after all! 

Here are the cards that I came up with.

This little bear is surrounded by foliage and trying to escape the bugs with his little skeeter spray can. 

This one is my personal favorite.  I used the Hostess Level 2 set, Asian Artistry.

This is my surfer dude card using the Medallion background stamp as the sun.  We used an oval punch to mask our waves.

Here’s my second favorite, I think because of the colors.  I imagined a foggy meadow on a dark fall night and came up with this card. 

If you missed this class and are interested in doing these cards, please contact me and I will consider scheduling another round. 

More recipe pages

Some of you have been asking if I’ve dropped off the face of the earth, and of course, the answer is “no”!  My blogging has been non-existent lately, and for that I apologize. 

The kids are back to school and fall is in the air, so I thought I’d take a moment to show the last four pages of the recipe book pages that we did in class last month.  Tomorrow I’ll show you the cards we did in my brayer class and I must say, I’m proud of what I came up with and equally proud of all the ladies who have mastered the brayering technique!  So watch for those pictures tomorrow…

Here are the recipe pages, (without recipes when I took the pictures).

This last one with the raccoon is my favorite.  Isn’t he so cute?